Mangle.



PATENTE) MAR. 28, 1905.

G. R. STAKE.

MANGLE.

MPLIGATION FILED J@1 :a.11.19o4.

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PATENT OEEIQE.

MANGLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 785,770, dated March28, 1905.

Application filed April 11, 1904. Serial No. 20215001 1'0 t/f whom t mayconcer/t.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES ROBERT STAKE, a subject of the Kingof Swedenand Norway, residing at .Voicester, in the county of Iorces ter andState of Massachusetts.l have invented a new and useful Mangle, of whichthe following, together with the accom panyingdrawings,

is a specification sufficiently full` clear, and ex-l act to enablepersons skilled in the art to which this invention appertains to makeand use the same.

The object of my present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive,and efficient mangle for family uses.

I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents an end view of a mangleembodying' my invention. Fig. 2 represents a front view of the same. iFig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the automatic hoolr; and Fig. eiis a fragmentary plan view at one end of the roll, the slotted end ofthe frame being shown in section. In Fig. 1 the crank is omitted forclearness of illustration.

Referring to the drawings, A denotes the metal standing end framesprovided with upwardly extending' open slots 2 and united across bysuitable girths or rods 3 and 4 at the center and near the foot.

B and C indicate the mang'ling rollers; formed of hard wood or othersuitable material and provided with extended axles 5 and 6, that looselylit within the slots 2, whereby the rollers are coniined to rotate inproper alinement with each other.

D and D indicate depressible hooks adapted for locking over the axles 5of the top roller. Said hooks are respectively arranged to move up anddown in guides 7, attached to the frame and having parallel iiang'es forsupporting the hook.

F indicates a rocker-shaft journaled on the frame at l0 and having anarm I fixed on one end and a hand-lever I fixed on its other end, saidhand-lever projecting at the front of the frame and being engageablewith latch-lugs 8 for its retention at various positions of adjustment.

The hooks are respectively connected with the lever I and arm I', eachby a rod 12 and a coiled wire spring 13, uniting' the end of the rod andlever-arm, thus forming a yieldable connection by which the hooks areraised and depressed as the handelever is moved.

Each draft-hook D is formed with a preponderant rearwardly-extended head15, which tends to overbalance and throw the hook automatically out ofalinement with the rolleraxle 5 when the hook is elevated above theguide, (see Fig. 1,) a notch in the rear side of the hook permitting thehook to move out of alinement. The upper wall of this notch is inclined,so that when thehook is drawn downward within its guide 7 the hook, bythe contact of its inclined bach surface therewith, is caused to swingforward automatically and lock over the axle of the roller. (See Fig.3.) The connection-rod 12 is iitted to slide in eyepieces 9, fixed onthe frame, which retain it in upright slidable position for directendwise movement.

Adjacently below the pair of mangling-rollers there is provided a tableor iiat board I), which is supported in horizontal guides or betweenflanges QO and 21, formed on or attached to the inner sides of the framein a manner that permits sliding adjustment through the frame, so thatthe table can be used at a central position or with the greater portionof it vprojected at either the front or the rear of the ticles, such ascollars and cuffs, a sheet of plain cloth may be used to hold them tothe roller. The roller is then placed in the slots 2 upon the bottomroller C and the hand-lever depressed and latched under one of the lugs.

In the case of small ar- IOO As the hooks descend they automaticallyswing forward and lock over the axles 5 of the roller B, and the furtherdepression of the lever puts the yielding pressure ofthe springs 13 intoeflect for pressing the top roller against the roller C. The attendantthen by turning the crank H rolls the articles between the rollers andcontinues the mang'ling operation to as thorough an extent as desired.l/Vhen completed, the lever is released and lifted, and the hooks Dswing back, leaving the roller free to be taken out and the articlesdischarged therefrom. lf desired, the work or articles can be run ontothe rolls from the table while the latter is drawn out or adjusted toproject at one side of the central plane of the machine. Then the tablecan be slid through the frame or adjusted to project at the other sideof the central plane, and the articles can be run off or delivered fromthe rolls upon the table at such opposite position.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is#

l. ln a mangle, a removable top nianglingroller having' its axlesloosely conlincd within open slots formed in the frame; in combinationwith pivoted overbalanced draft-hooks adjacent to the slots, means forautomatically engaging the hooks with the roller-axles when the hooksare depressed and for permitting them to be moved out of alinement withthe axles when the hooks are elevated, and suitable actuating' means forraising and yieldabl y depressing said hooks.

2. In a Inangle, in combination with the removable mangle-roller havingextended axles, of the axle-engaging hook formed with a preponderanthead that tends to throw the hook rearward, an incline on the body ofsaid hook, and a hook-guiding device that forces the hook forward overone of the roller-axles when the hook is depressed; and means foroperating the hook.

3. The combination, of the frame provided with upright open slots andhorizontal tablesupporting guides, the mangling-rollers having theiraxles mounted in said slots, the upper roller readily removabletherefrom, the table supported adjacently below said rollers, means forapplying pressure on said rollers consisting of a tiltable hook, a guidesupporting said hook, a connection-rod, a spring, and a hand-lever, andmeans for retaining the lever at position of adjustment, substantiallyas set forth.

4. The combination with the mangle-roller axle, the slotted frame, theaxle-engaginghook and the operating-lever, of the flanged hookguidingdevice, the coiled spring connected with said lever, the rod connectingsaid spring with the hook, and stationary guide-eyes iixed on the frameand supporting said rod for direct endwise movement.

5. A mangle comprising the connected end frames formed withupwardly-extending open slots, a pair of rollers having projecting'axles that are removably supported within said slots, depressible hooksthat automatically engage and diseng'age the top roller-axles, guidesfor said hooks, a rocker-shaft provided with a hook-actuating arm and alatchable hand-lever, yieldable connections uniting said arm and leverwith the respective hooks, means for latching the lever, and a slidabletable beneath said rolls.

Witness my hand this 9th day of April, 190e.

CHARLES ROBERT STAKE.

Vitnesses:

(liras. H. BURLEIGH, HERMAN QUIs'r.

